Japanese symbol for “marrying”
妻帯
さいたい
Romaji: saitai
having a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage
In Japanese, marrying is 妻帯, read さいたい (saitai).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs having a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “marrying”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 落堕 | らくだ rakuda | marrying (of a monk) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 夫妻 | ふさい fusai | husband and wife; married couple |
| 妻子 | さいし saishi | wife and children |
| 人妻 | ひとづま hitozuma | married woman |
| 稲妻 | いなずま inazuma | lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt |
| 後妻 | ごさい gosai | second wife |
| 新妻 | にいづま niizuma | new wife |
| 携帯 | けいたい keitai | carrying (on one's person or in the hand) |
| 地帯 | ちたい chitai | zone; area; belt |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.